Gay Club!
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Publisher Description
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From one of the leading writers of LGBTQ+ YA novels comes this hilarious look at - and heartfelt celebration of - queer students organizing to make a difference!
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Barney's a shoe-in for LGBTQ+ Society President at the school club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the whole student body, Barney's classmates instead vote for the school's straightest-seeming boy - Danny Orlando - to lead the club!
And when a major national charity announces a competition for choosing one LGBTQ+ Society to be their Youth Ambassadors for a year, the stakes are raised and Danny is clearly in over his head - he needs Barney's help. The gloves are off between school clubs competing from around the country, and as the competition gets heated at a national conference, it soon becomes National Coming Out Day - for everyone's secrets!
* Simon James Green is the award-winning author of a number of beloved LGBTA+ YA books, including NOAH CAN'T EVEN, HEARTBREAK BOYS and YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT.
* Perfect for fans of GLEE, HEARTSTOPPER, and BOYFRIEND MATERIAL.
* "One of the most hilarious, romantic writers in the game right now." - Becky Albertalli, author of LOVE, SIMON
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The drama and politics of a student club election are exacerbated by emotionally intense relationships in this comedic and touching novel by Green (Heartbreak Boys). Sixteen-year-old white Barney Brown is convinced that he's a shoo-in for president of his English school's tiny LGBTQ+ Society; there are only four members, after all, and two of them are Barney's best friends. Then clubmate and rival Bronte O'Halloran, who is also white, persuades their principal to open the vote to the entire school. Now Barney—with the help of white, transgender George Piper and Black lesbian Maya Phillips—has to somehow convince the whole student body that he deserves the role. But as campaign season stretches on, unexpected write-in candidates and an even more unanticipated romance for Barney complicates his bid for president. Meanwhile, Barney and his clubmates prepare to submit a video application to become England's Rainbow Youth Global Ambassadors, but a classmate's harmful actions threaten their eligibility. Laugh-out-loud humor permeates the narrative, adding levity to high emotional stakes. Via clever dialogue, a complexly rendered cast, and Green's solid understanding of messy teen dynamics, this heartfelt read captures themes of first love and second chances with aplomb. Ages 14–up.
